The Kansas City Chiefs placed linebacker Terrance Smith on injured reserve Tuesday, potentially opening the door for rookie Dorian O’Daniel, who earned a career-high 24 defensive snaps last game against the Cincinnati Bengals.
O’Daniel also recorded four solo tackles, including a nasty, clean tackle for loss on running back Joe Mixon in the game.
“We’ve been kind of increasing him as we go here,” head coach Andy Reid said on Monday. “We’ve given him more practice reps with it and so on and one of his strengths is that.